According to forecast from Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, iPhone buyers yearning for a bigger screen will get their wish next year. Apple has solidly resisted any move into the hummer size phablets dominated by Samsung. It may be because of any reason but the tide may be definitively turning. According to Misek, the iPhone 6 will launch with a 4.8″ screen, probably in September of 2014. According to a survey 50% of smartphones shipped in the second-quarter of 2013 had screens larger than the 4″ of the current iPhones.

Misek didn’t reveal exactly what triggered his prediction, but he did note that the new screen size would drive a huge number of upgrades. On the downside, iPhone 5C sales have been weak, On the upside, that could lead to an even larger number of upgraders who gravitate toward the iPhone 6.